Manifold holder for lipsticks or other cosmetic containers



Feb. 14, 1950 I P LIBSON 2,497,314

MANIFOLD HOLI JER FOR LIPSTICKS OR OTHER COSMETIC CONTAINERS Filed June14, 1949 rm El- INVENTOR P/f/A A sa/v BY W 3mg MM ATTORNEYS PatentedFeb. 14, 1950 MANIFOLD HOLDER FoR LIPSTICKS R OTHER COSMETIC CQNTAINERSPhilip Libson, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Helena of New YorkRubinstein, Inc, New York, N. Y., a corporation Application June 14,1949, Serial No. 99,078

.6 Claims.

1 This invention relates to a manifold holder for lipstick or othercosmetic containers and has reference particularly to a holder of thischaracter in which the containers are held on display, and to certainvisual characteristics of the exposed portions of the containers withrespect to color combinations and color harmony.

It has been determined by extensive experimentation that certain colorcombinations may be harmoniously used by persons of different types. Forexample, a person having blond hair and fair complexion, which usuallygo together, is able to use to advantage certain shades of lipstickcoloring and to combine with the selected coloring certain gowns of aharmonious color shade or shades. It is not always an easy task forthose less gifted with the instinct of color harmony to choose thelipstick color and dress shade most suitable to her type and it is thepurpose of the present invention to devise means, whereby a user may inthe first instance select a plurality of lipsticks of the colors bestsuited to her type and to be able by observing the color arrangement oneach lipstick casing determine which color or colors her gown maycontain to harmonize with her own type and with the specific color ofthe lipstick selected.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a manifold holderfor lipstick or other cosmetic containers in which the containers arevisible through windows in the walls of the casing of the manifoldholder and in which the exterior of the containers bears a predeterminedcolor relation to the color of the cosmetic preparation in the containerand to the type of the prospective user.

Referring now to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a manifold holder,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings l is a manifold holder having cavities 2 and windows 3.Removably fitting into cavities 2 are containers or cylinders 4 for alipstick or other cosmetic.

The upper outer portions of the containers 4 have covers 5, while theother inner ends of the containers, through which the lipstick or othercosmetic is exposed, does not require a cover or cap.

The exterior walls of containers '4 have small yieldable tongue shapedprojections 6, for ensuring the retention of the container in the mani-2 fold holder, when it is not desired to use the eon-- tents of anyparticular container. 7

The exterior of the walls of the containers '4 have bands I of differentcolors, a portion of the colored bands 1 being visible through thewindows 3. Such color bands permit a color arrangement for the exteriorof the containers which bears a predetermined color relation to thecolor of the cosmetic preparation in the container and to the type ofthe prospective user.

After the particular color of the cosmetic preparation tube used hasbeen determined the container for the same is removed from the manifoldholder by merely pulling the container from its cavity by means of itscover. After use, the container is inserted in the cavity, whileretention therein is ensured by means of projection 6.

Modifications may be made in carrying out the present invention, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof, and I am to be limited onlyby the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. In a manifold holder and a plurality .of cosmetic containerstherefor, a casing having a plurality of cavities and windows in thewall of the casing each window opening into a cavity and individualcylinder removably fitting into each cavity and having a portion of itsSurface exposed through the window thereof and a color arrangement onthe exterior of each cylinder which bears a predetermined color relationto the color of the cosmetic in the cylinder and the type of theprospective user.

2. As an article of manufacture, the combina-- tion of a manifold holderhaving a plurality of cavities and windows in the .wall of the holderopening into the cavities, and a plurality of cosmetic containersremovably fitting into said cavities and having their exteriors exposedthrough the windows, and color arrangements on the exteriors of thecontainers which bear a predetermined color relation to the color of thecosmetic in the containers and to the type of the prospective user.

3. In a manifold holder and a plurality of cosmetic containers therefor,a casing having a plurality of cavities and windows in the wall of thecasing each window opening into a cavity,-an

individual cylinder removably fitting into each cavity and having aportion of its surface exposed through the window thereof means forretaining each cylinder in each cavity, and a color arrangement on theexterior of each cylinder which bears a predetermined color relation tothe color of the r l r 3 cosmetic in the cylinder and to the type of theprospective user.

4. In a manifold holder and a plurality of cosmetic containers therefor,a casing having a plurality of cavities and windows in the wall of thecasing each window opening into a cavity, an individual cylinderremovably fitting into each cavity and having a portion of its surfaceexposed throughthe window thereof, a, tongue shaped extension on eachcylinder for retaining the cylinder in the cavity, and a colorarrangement on the exterior of each cylinder which bears a predeterminedcolor relation to the color of the cosmetic in the cylinder and to thetype of the prospective user.

5. In a manifold holder and a plurality of cosmetic containers therefor,a casing having a plurality of cavities and windows in the wall of thecasing each window opening into a cavity an individual cylinderremovably fitting into each cavity and having a portion of its surfaceexposed through the window thereof, the inner end of the cylinder havingthe exposed cosmetic material 4 being free of a cover, and a colorarrangement on the exterior of each cylinder which bears a predeterminedcolor relation to the color of the cosmetic in the cylinder and to thetype of the prospective user.

6. In a manifold holder and a plurality of cosmetic containers therefor,a casing having a plurality of cavities and windows in the wall of thecasing, each window opening into a cavity, an individual cylinderremovably fitting into each cavity and having a portion of its surfaceexposed through the window thereof, a tongue shaped extension on eachcylinder for retaining the cylinder in the cavity, the inner end of thecylinder having the exposed cosmetic material being free of a cover, anda color arrangement on the exterior of each cylinder which bears apredetermined color relation to the color of the cosmetic in thecylinder and to the type of the prospective user.

PHILIP LIBSON.

No references cited.

